Electricity Generated and Purchased in January 2001 (Bulletin)
(2001/2/14)

1. Nationwide Summary
Increased demand for heating caused by low temperatures led to a rise of
6.9% to 81.61 billion kWh across the ten companies.

Breakdown

Hydro
Although flow rates were lower than for the same period last year, power
generation at pumped storage hydro power plants was up, leading to a rise
in hydro power generation. 4.31 billion kWh were generated, up 4.2%.

Thermal
Overall increased demand, coupled with decreased use of nuclear power,
led to a rise of 11.3% to 42.97 billion kWh.

Nuclear
The capacity utilization rate at all companies was down compared to last
year, leading to a 7.8% decline to 23.43 billion kWh. Capacity utilization
rates in 2000 and 1999 were 74.5% and 80.7% respectively (Japan Atomic
Power Company figures excluded).

2. State of the Companies
Business results were up at all companies due to increased demand for heating
that resulted from lower temperatures.

Monthly Peak Load
Combined peak load for the ten companies was 149.550 million kWh (recorded
at 18:00, 15 January), up 5.3% on last year.

Flow Rates
Although some of the companies recorded below-average flow rates, flow
rates across the nine companies were up slightly to 101.7%.

Flow rates across the country (Unit:%)

Hokkaido

Tohoku

Tokyo

Chubu

Hokuriku

Kansai

Chugoku

Shikoku

Kyushu

9 companies

Flow rates

100.8

99.8

106.0

95.5

99.6

109.3

90.7

98.6

102.0

101.7

Note:

1.Power generated and purchased in January 2001 bulletin

Increase on same month previous
year, past 3 months

Summary of results

Compared to same month last year

1 month ago

2 months ago

3 months ago

9 companies

10 companies

Total for 9 Cos.

Total for 10 Cos.

9 Cos.

10 Cos.

9 Cos.

10 Cos.

9 Cos.

10 Cos.

Volume of power
generated and purchased

810.9

816.1

6.9

6.9

1.8

1.8

2.9

3.0

0.9

0.9

Source
breakdown

Hydro

43.1

43.1

4.2

4.2

9.0

9.0

15.9

15.9

-9.1

-9.1

Thermal

425.7

429.7

11.5

11.3

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.8

3.5

3.5

Nuclear

234.3

234.3

-7.8

-7.8

-6.3

-6.3

-4.8

-4.8

-9.8

-9.8

Purchased

120.5

121.8

33.5

33.4

28.9

28.1

31.2

29.3

27.6

27.0

Overall monthly peak load

14,867.7

14,955.0

5.3

5.3

0.2

0.1

1.7

1.8

-5.1

-5.2

Flow rates

101.7

rate same month last year
104.5

95.1

123.4

93.3

Performance of nuclear
facilities including Japan
Atomic Power Co.

74.3

rate same month last year
76.2

81.6

85.8

76.2

2.Increase in electricity generated and purchased across the 10 companies,same
month previous year (%)

By Month
By Company

1999 Av.

00/1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

01/1

Hokkaido

3.2

3.2

7.1

4.1

4.0

3.5

3.9

2.2

1.5

1.6

2.7

5.6

5.4

6.4

Tohoku

4.0

0.3

7.4

6.7

3.3

3.0

3.6

4.4

2.2

2.3

2.4

5.2

3.7

9.1

Tokyo

2.4

0.0

6.2

2.1

1.0

2.8

1.9

6.1

1.0

- 2.1

0.7

3.9

2.5

7.7

Chubu

1.4

- 0.0

7.7

5.9

1.8

3.6

2.9

7.1

6.1

- 2.3

1.3

1.9

1.9

6.7

Hokuriku

3.7

1.8

8.7

7.6

3.1

5.9

5.3

9.4

6.8

0.8

2.2

2.6

1.0

7.8

Kansai

0.7

0.0

6.6

4.3

1.0

3.9

2.0

8.5

5.2

- 5.3

- 0.3

1.5

0.9

6.0

Chugoku

2.3

2.7

7.7

5.8

2.1

4.6

3.9

11.9

7.3

- 1.6

1.3

0.8

- 0.6

5.2

Shikoku

1.1

3.2

8.4

4.8

2.5

3.3

4.1

13.2

8.3

- 2.8

0.4

1.9

0.5

5.8

Kyushu

1.3

3.0

8.7

3.7

1.8

4.2

2.8

13.3

7.7

- 3.1

0.0

2.4

0.1

5.6

9 companies

2.0

0.8

7.1

4.2

1.7

3.5

2.7

7.7

4.0

- 2.2

0.9

2.9

1.8

6.9

Okinawa

- 1.2

3.7

9.4

- 0.8

- 0.1

1.4

3.1

1.7

- 0.7

- 6.9

3.7

9.8

1.8

1.7

10 companies

2.0

0.8

7.1

4.1

1.7

3.5

2.7

7.7

4.0

- 2.3

0.9

3.0

1.8

6.9

3.Results for electricity generated and purchased (bulletin)

By company

Hokkaido

Tohoku

Tokyo

Chubu

Hokuriku

Kansai

Chugoku

Shikoku

Kyushu

9 companies

Okinawa

10 companies

By source
1,000kWh

Hydro

210,204

601,903

941,115

511,540

391,981

1,015,728

285,779

117,734

235,287

4,311,271

4,311,271

Thermal

1,778,329

4,965,392

15,280,137

7,719,215

1,593,404

3,476,888

3,089,965

1,519,273

3,149,586

42,572,189

400,630

42,972,819

Nuclear

861,494

1,003,317

7,784,910

2,287,327

401,760

5,962,032

610,078

1,268,581

3,249,132

23,428,631

23,428,631

Others

Purchased

271,027

1,064,206

3,872,806

1,426,577

183,068

3,450,495

1,485,975

-222,137

516,160

12,048,177

129,600

12,177,777

(From EPDC Ltd)*

64,617

118,331

441,651

183,678

74,728

1,041,092

1,675,883

594,867

575,367

4,770,214

126,313

4,896,527

(Interchange)

522

-770,137

767,916

654,746

-561,864

1,742,429

-511,628

-845,008

-476,976

0

0

Pump storage

0

-16,844

-690,988

-155,838

-13,378

-263,069

-94,462

-35,869

-2,122

-1,272,570

-5,037

-1,277,607

Total

3,121,054

7,617,974

27,187,980

11,788,821

2,556,835

13,642,074

5,377,335

2,647,582

7,148,043

81,087,698

525,193

81,612,891

Change on year

106.4

109.1

107.7

106.7

107.8

106.0

105.2

105.8

105.6

106.9

101.7

106.9

Flow rates

100.8

99.8

106.0

95.5

99.6

109.3

90.7

98.6

102.0

101.7

101.7

Peak
load
1,000kW

Monthly
peak load

18/18h

18/18h

15/18h

16/10h

18/11h

16/11h

16/10h

16/19h

16/19h

15/18h

16/20h

15/18h

5,228

13,559

51,295

22,931

4,801

25,690

9,660

4,637

12,961

148,677

946

149,550

Average for 3
peak load days

5,198

13,411

51,012

22,750

4,721

25,632

9,612

4,582

12,854

149,772

940

150,712

4.Fuel results (bulletin)

By company

By fuel

Hokkaido

Tohoku

Tokyo

Chubu

Hokuriku

Kansai

Chugoku

Shikoku

Kyushu

9 comapnies

Okinawa

10 companies

Coal (t)

Purchased

348,792

584,646

0

443,740

174,230

468,900

345,814

398,188

2,764,310

64,782

2,829,092

Consumed

301,590

629,515

0

519,367

408,530

604,278

274,987

478,664

3,216,931

73,810

3,290,741

Heavy oil(kl)

Purchased

164,480

63,199

392,419

53,777

40,302

22,354

62,112

117,753

2,000

918,396

31,231

949,627

Consumed

168,495

91,663

532,651

67,710

42,033

26,118

63,498

119,317

2,285

1,113,770

34,784

1,148,554

Crude (kl)

Purchased

29,943

29,969

301,562

53,913

0

111,918

51,077

14,817

0

593,199

593,199

Consumed

31,598

43,125

443,896

56,996

42,496

105,799

53,358

12,893

3,642

793,803

793,803

LNG(kl)

Purchased

294,408

1,568,156

848,349

486,815

172,167

242,578

3,612,473

3,612,473

Consumed

354,925

1,646,362

856,295

474,159

109,415

264,496

3,705,652

3,705,652

Naptha (kl)

Purchased

0

18,578

0

18,578

18,578

Consumed

2,178

18,657

204

21,039

21,039

5.Results of electricity generated and purchased compared to previous year
(%) @ @